S v YOUNG 1983 (1) ZLR 258 (S)
Citation | 1983 (1) ZLR 258 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Baron ACJ, Georges JA & Beck JA |
Heard | 19 May 1983 |
Judgment | 3 June 1983 |
Counsel | J B Colegrave, for the appellant |
Case Type | Details not supplied |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal law — s37(2) (a) of Law and Order (Maintenance) Act [Chapter 65] — unlawful possession of ammunition — accused had forgotten that he had the ammunition — possession nevertheless established — mens rea not dependent on fluctuations of memory — sentence — moral blameworthiness low — totally suspended sentence appropriate.
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